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2021 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 58
BY SENATOR WOMACK
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
ANIMALS. Provides for the identification of certain impounded animals. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 3:2856, relative to the identification of impounded animals; to
3 require permanent identification of certain impounded animals; to provide for
4 recordkeeping requirements; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related
5 matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 3:2856 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 ยง2856. Branding of animals impounded Identification of impounded animals
9 Every impounded animal impounded shall be branded with a distinctive
10 brand, burned into the hide of the animal, which, together with a description of the
11 animal, shall be entered on a record to be kept by the patrol and the pound keeper.
12 permanently identified by branding, tattoo, electronic device, or other method
13 of identification approved by the commissioner. Records of the identification
14 method, including a description of the animal, shall be maintained by the
15 impounding jurisdiction.
16 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
17 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
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1 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
2 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
3 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Curry Lann.
DIGEST
SB 58 Engrossed 2021 Regular Session Womack
Present law requires that every impounded horse, mule, donkey, or ass be branded with a
distinctive brand that is burned into the hide of the animal. Present law further requires that
records of the brand and a description of the animal be kept by the patrol and the pound
keeper.
Proposed law deletes the branding requirement and instead requires every impounded animal
to be permanently identified by branding, tattoo, electronic device, or other method of
identification approved by the commissioner.
Proposed law requires records of the identification method, including a description of the
animal, to be maintained by the impounding jurisdiction.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 3:2856)
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.